Real Estate Monopoly
260 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★ - 2 ratingsAre you interested in real estate investing, but don’t know where to start? Join apartment investors Jeffrey, Kenneth, and Kerwin Donis as they interview other real estate investors about their wins, learning lessons, and their journey to real estate success. If you're ready to learn how real estate can help you change your family's financial tree and create a life by your own design, press play!
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Getting Started in Real Estate Investing | Donis Brother Chats
May 12, 2022 13:00 - 24 minutes - 22 MBWhen you’re first looking into real estate investing, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by all of the resources out there. Podcasts, books, Youtube channels, and meetups can cause some serious anxiety. Questions like, “Where do I start?” “What’s important?” “How do I choose?” might be floating around in your head. When we were first starting out as wholesalers, we were in full on education mode for a few months. But, there came a point where we realized something major and decided it was time to...
The Secret To Reaching Early Financial Freedom | REM #143
May 09, 2022 13:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBA lack of financial literacy is one of the main things that prevents many people from escaping poverty and reaching their financial goals. It’s important to understand how money works, and debunk some widely held misconceptions about investing in order to create new, improved financial habits and improve life overall. Financial literacy doesn’t have to be extremely complicated either— Dan Sheeks teaches teenagers how to achieve financial freedom and invest to reach their life goals. Dan is ...
Conservative Underwriting: How Matt Picheny Uses Certain Metrics to Qualify Deals | REM #142
May 02, 2022 13:00 - 37 minutes - 86.5 MBWe interviewed Matt Picheny. Matt is a real estate investor, Tony award winner, and author of the #1 best-selling book, Backstage Guide to Real Estate. He is focused on developing passive income streams that enable investors to write their own story and choose how they want to spend their time. Matt has over 15 years of experience revitalizing and elevating communities through real estate investment and has invested in over 8,000 apartments nationwide. He is a licensed real estate agent and ...
Crossing the Finish Line: Underwriting and Negotiations with Brian Pownall | REM #141
April 25, 2022 13:00 - 35 minutes - 80.4 MBWe interviewed Brian Pownall. Brian started his journey in real estate investing to leverage capital to build generational wealth and improve local communities. He is an oil and gas engineering manager with 10 years of experience focused in asset management, acquisitions and divestitures, budgetary planning, and private equity. Brian has evaluated hundreds of deals, building complex cash flow models and delivering investor presentations to help lead deals such as a $500 MM acquisition. While...
International Investing: How Alicia Jarrett Invests in the US From Australia | REM #139
April 18, 2022 13:00 - 44 minutes - 102 MBWe interviewed Alicia Jarrett. Alicia is a global real estate investor based in Australia who conducts her deals in the US. She co-owns multiple businesses, including Global Citizens Holdings, Inc, Land Scouts, Supercharged Offers and WILDA for Women in business. She’s focused on leadership in business and investing in land. She’s an experienced leadership, executive coach and Business Management Specialist. She has coached many leaders including entrepreneurs, business owners, and C Level E...
CREATE Wealth: The Reality of Succeeding in Multifamily with Pam Scamardo | REM #138
April 11, 2022 13:00 - 41 minutes - 93.9 MBWe interviewed Pam Scamardo. Pam is an apartment syndicator and the Founder and President of TPK Properties LLC, a privately held multi-family investment company that acquires, manages and renovates medium to large sized apartment complexes on the west coast. With Pam’s drive and vision, TPK Properties has seen tremendous growth, tripling in portfolio size in the past few years. Pam specializes in syndicating deals and maximizing passive income for her partners while offering high quality ho...
Professional Problem-Solver: Overcoming Obstacles to Build an Apartment Portfolio with Ben Suttles | REM #137
April 04, 2022 13:00 - 54 minutes - 126 MBWe interviewed Ben Suttles. Ben has been an entrepreneur for 15 years, first starting his career in IT sales and business development then onto management. His background in management and sales has helped propel him into commercial real estate, first starting in 2013. Over the last 8 years, he has been involved in the acquisition & asset management of twelve large multifamily properties totaling over $200MM+ in AUM and the purchase and sale of over 2500+ units. In this episode, we cover se...
Leaps of Faith: How Pancham Gupta Left His Job To Become a Fulltime RE Investor | REM #136
March 28, 2022 13:00 - 34 minutes - 79.3 MBWe interviewed Pancham Gupta. Pancham is the Co-Founder and Principal of Mesos Capital. Pancham has a Masters in Information Networking in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University. He has bought and invested in properties in 5 different states and internationally. Pancham is great at finding value propositions and has successfully built a portfolio that is cash-flowing in double digits. He is a co-founder of the Multifamily Mastermind NYC group. In this episode, we cover several key...
Stocks to Syndication: Building a 290+ unit portfolio with Rajneesh Jha | REM #135
March 21, 2022 13:00 - 37 minutes - 85.6 MBWe interviewed Rajneesh Jha. Rajneesh was an engineer for Fortune 500 companies for 20 years. An avid student of the stock market and personal finance, he started investing in low-cost mutual funds to achieve financial freedom in about 10 years. Then he discovered real estate and shifted his strategy, building a portfolio of small multifamily properties. He founded Big League Capital, a multifamily syndication firm that helps other investors invest in real estate. In this episode, we cover ...
Money Misconceptions: What People Get Wrong About Money, Contracts, and Insurance with Mark Willis | REM #134
March 14, 2022 13:00 - 44 minutes - 102 MBWe interviewed Mark Willis. Mark is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, a three-time #1 Best Selling Author and the owner of Lake Growth Financial Services, a financial firm in Chicago, Illinois. As co-host of the Not Your Average Financial Podcast™, he shares some of his strategies for investing in real estate, paying for college without going broke, and creating an income in retirement you will not outlive. Mark works with people who want to grow their wealth in ways that are safe and predictabl...
Investment Criteria: How Randy Langenderfer Vets His Multifamily Deals | REM #133
March 07, 2022 14:00 - 39 minutes - 89.3 MBWe interviewed Randy Langenderfer. Randy has been investing in real estate since his first primary residence purchase of a duplex. He got his commercial real estate start as a private money lender in the remodeling of single-family homes in South Florida, Ohio and Texas with a combined market value in excess of $2.5M. He invested in several assets as a limited partner and progressed into the general partner role. Today, the InvestArk portfolio has invested in over 4,000 units in TX, OK, OH a...
Oil and Gas to Multifamily: Growing a 770+ unit portfolio with Ryan Christopher Nunes | REM #132
February 28, 2022 14:00 - 37 minutes - 86 MBWe interviewed Ryan Christopher Nunes. Ryan worked for 13 years on Wall Street (Credit Suisse, BNP and Societe Generale). As one of the youngest Managing Directors at his firm, he led derivative sales teams and generated over $210 MM in gross margin by providing commodity price risk management solutions to senior oil & gas executives. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Georgetown University and with honors from New York University’s MBA Program. Ryan is the President and Founder of Life Chang...
Analytics of Underwriting: From Losing Her Job to Building a $28.7m portfolio with Sonya Rocvil | REM #131
February 21, 2022 14:00 - 40 minutes - 91.8 MBWe interviewed Sonya Rocvil. Sonya is the Principal and Founder of Bedrock Real Estate Investors, a privately-owned real estate company, specializing in the acquisitions and asset management of multifamily apartments in the United States. With over 15 years of experience within the financial services industry, she has syndicated multifamily deals totaling 374 units. She has also been an equity partner for multifamily investments totaling over 400 units. Sonya began her career as an auditor a...
Capital Conversations: Raising Capital Insights with Stephanie Walter | REM #130
February 14, 2022 14:00 - 35 minutes - 81.3 MBWe interviewed Stephanie Walter. Stephanie is a capital raiser, syndicator, and the CEO of Erbe Wealth. She recently retired and sold her insurance agency of 16 years by following the key principles she teaches professionals to use. She teaches professional people to “unlearn” what most of us have been wired to think about money and re-educating people to learn the secrets of the wealthy investor that can be life transforming. She is a gateway between these professionals and well vetted deal...
Superior Storage: Why To Consider Investing In This Asset Class with Zach Quick | REM #129
February 11, 2022 14:00 - 34 minutes - 78.2 MBWe interviewed Zach Quick. Prior to investing in self-storage full-time, Zach worked in various management roles at a Fortune 50 Retailer and Fortune 500 Staffing and Recruiting Firm. He owns and operates self-storage across the midwest (Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma currently). Prior to that he had almost 30 residential units (small apartments, duplexes, houses). He pivoted into his first self-storage purchase in the summer of 2018 and hasn't looked back. He owns and operates over 300,000 sq...
Teacher Turned Apartment Investor: The Story Behind Todd Dexheimer and his $35 million portfolio | REM #128
February 10, 2022 14:00 - 44 minutes - 101 MBWe interviewed Todd Dexheimer. Todd is an owner at Venture D Properties. Venture D purchases and syndicates real estate investments in Multifamily, senior housing and light industrial. Their specialty is buying distressed properties, renovating and re-positioning the assets. They specialize in locating and analyzing properties, along with bringing private investors into our deals. Venture D provides it's investor's with great investment opportunities through private equity investments. Todd ...
Sales Sensei: How to Win Multifamily Deals Like a Champion with Tyler Deveraux | REM #127
February 09, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 137 MBWe interviewed Tyler Deveraux. Tyler is the managing partner of MF Capital Partners, a privately held, multifamily investment company, and has been investing in real estate for over 14 years. At the age of 21, he acquired his first student rental property, quickly understood the potential of the industry, and never looked back. Today, Tyler controls over 1,500 apartment units, throughout 5 different states, with values north of $100 Million. Tyler is also the Co-Founder & CEO of The Multifam...
Persistence Pays Off: Closing His First Deal After 14 Months with Zach Haptonstall | REM #126
February 08, 2022 14:00 - 44 minutes - 101 MBWe interviewed Zach Haptonstall. Zach is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Rise48 Equity. Zach’s main responsibilities as CEO include overseeing all acquisitions, sourcing capital, and building strategic partnerships. He resides in Scottsdale, Arizona with his wife Grace. He Founded ZH Multifamily in 2018 and grew his portfolio to $35M. ZH Multifamily founded the organization, The Phoenix Multifamily Association “PMA” where Zach hosted 200+ members and held monthly speaking and n...
Passive to Active: How Julie Holly Helps Women Get More Involved In Real Estate | REM #125
February 07, 2022 14:00 - 31 minutes - 71.6 MBWe interviewed Julie Holly. Julie is the founder of Three Keys Investment, helps people like you find their freedom through multifamily real estate investing so that they can live the life of their dreams! She has invested in single family homes, house-hacked before it had a name, managed properties from 1,000 miles away and passively invested in multifamily assets. Currently, Julie is passively invested in nearly 300 doors. Her podcast The Conscious Investor is designed to support investo...
Broker Secrets: How to Get on a Broker’s Short List and Win Deals with Joseph Gozlan | REM #124
February 04, 2022 14:00 - 42 minutes - 97.5 MBWe interviewed Joseph Gozlan. Joseph is a multifamily investments specialist leading group acquisitions of over $30MM in real estate and providing asset management services to a portfolio of 505 units and growing. Joseph is a former lieutenant in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) with over 17 years of leadership experience in the software industry, 12 of which working for publicly traded companies such as GameStop, Retalix (NCR) and JCPenney which enhanced his business acumen, analytical skil...
From Houses to Apartments: How J Scott Has Bought More than $70 million in Real Estate | REM #123
February 03, 2022 14:00 - 36 minutes - 84.5 MBWe interviewed J Scott. J is an entrepreneur, investor, advisor, author, and partner at Bar Down Investments, focused on buying and repositioning large multifamily properties. In the past thirteen years, J has bought, built, rehabbed, sold, lent-on and held over $100M in property all around the country. J holds strategic advisor roles in several companies and is the author of four BiggerPockets books on real estate investing, including the best-selling, The Book on Flipping Houses. In this ...
Corporate to Apartments: How Hemal Badiani Built a $80 Million portfolio | REM #122
February 02, 2022 14:00 - 34 minutes - 78.8 MBWe interviewed Hemal Badiani. Hemal is the Chief Executive Officer at Exponential Equity. Hemal is responsible for the overall strategy and vision at exponential equity and ensuring that it aligns with the mission of the company to transform lives through real estate. As CEO, Hemal leads the firms growth strategy into new markets and new asset classes. He is also accountable for the hiring and marketing strategy for the firm. Prior to establishing Exponential Equity, Hemal provided managemen...
Success with Joint Ventures: How George O’Brien Has Built a Portfolio Without Syndications | REM #121
February 01, 2022 14:00 - 33 minutes - 76.1 MBWe interviewed George O’Brien. George is the CEO of Progressive Property Investments, George O’Brien. The company focuses on markets near the Pittsburgh area. George O’Brien and his team put their attention not only on investors but also the contractors, vendors, and community leaders. George is passionate about building strong communities. In this episode, we cover several key topics including: How to build a successful joint venture team What to keep in mind when you’re outsourcing prop...
The Property Manager Mindset: Secrets to Less Stress and More Time with Gary Spencer-Smith | REM #120
January 31, 2022 14:00 - 43 minutes - 99.6 MBWe interviewed Gary Spencer Smith. Gary was originally born in the UK and served in the Royal Navy for nearly 11 years all over the world. In 2009 Gary started two companies, one doing teambuilding and leadership skill development, called West Coast SLAM, and the second which has now morphed into Alberni Valley Rental House Profits Inc and operates under the brand RevNyou. Both businesses have won multiple awards. More recently Gary won from REIN the ‘Innovative Investor of the Year’ and the...
$38 Million Portfolio: How Brian Hamrick Began His Career By Investing in Apartments, Offices, and Storage | REM #119
January 28, 2022 14:00 - 38 minutes - 89.1 MBWe interviewed Brian Hamrick. Brian is the owner and founder of Hamrick Investment Group (“HIG”) which has over $38 Million in assets under management. Brian has bought and sold over 450 residential units and currently controls 370 units in Grand Rapids/Wyoming, Michigan. Through his partnership in Victory Development Group, Brian is also developing an $19 Million, 120-unit mixed-use apartment complex in Grand Rapids that will break ground in October 2021 Before real estate, Brian was worki...
Multifamily Maestro: Ins and Outs of an Apartment Deal with Arleen Garza | REM #118
January 27, 2022 14:00 - 38 minutes - 87.7 MBWe interviewed Arleen Garza. As a Principal and Co-founder of REEP Equity, which she co-founded in 2012, Arleen serves as the primary decision-maker on acquisitions and company growth strategy. In 2017, she co-founded a real estate management company that currently manages properties in San Antonio and Houston. Prior to establishing the real estate business, Mrs. Garza served in various key roles in the financial services industry, achieving the title of Senior Vice President. She served as ...
Hack Your Mind: Overcome Your Own Mind to Succeed in Real Estate with Ali Boone | REM #117
January 26, 2022 14:00 - 42 minutes - 96.9 MBWe interviewed Ali Boone. Formerly an Aerospace Engineer, Ali is an entrepreneur, real estate investor, author and real estate investing coach. After leaving her 9-to-5 to pursue ultimate freedom through entrepreneurship, her company Hipster Investments managed to facilitate over $18M in real estate transactions in it’s first five years of business. She was a long-time writer for BiggerPockets and has been featured in the Motley Fool, Fox Business, Business Insider, Investopedia, and US News...
Leveraging Relationships: How Adam Roberts and Emily Cortright went from Engineers to Apartment Investors | REM #116
January 25, 2022 14:00 - 41 minutes - 94.6 MBWe interviewed Adam Roberts and Emily Cortright, co-owners of AE multifamily. Emily started her real estate investing journey in 2013, purchasing single-family flip and rental properties in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Adam has recently joined Emily in July 2018 to help run their real estate business in a full-time capacity. Prior to then, he worked in roles of increasing responsibility within the GE Aviation and Transportation businesses. Since being introduced to multifamily investing i...
Psychologist Turned Multifamily Syndicator: Overcoming a Limiting Mindset with Rebecca Moore | REM#115
January 24, 2022 14:00 - 36 minutes - 83.5 MBWe interviewed Rebecca Moore. Rebecca is the Co-Founder/CEO of Starboard Equity and a real estate investor since 2014. She has bought and sold over 2200 multifamily real estate units and has syndicated the acquisition of four properties with over 500 units as a General Partner. Rebecca’s story is one of powerful determination and persistence. She shares how she hired a mentor, learned to underwrite, built relationships with brokers and investors to help her win and fund deals in Texas while ...
Attorney to Apartment Owner: The Principles That Have Helped Nick Brown Build His Portfolio | REM #114
January 21, 2022 14:00 - 41 minutes - 95.3 MBWe interviewed Nick Brown. Nick is responsible for asset management and operations, acquisition due diligence, capital projects and general execution of the property business plans in order to maximize the investment potential of each specific asset. His background includes significant experience in real estate development and operations. Over the past decade he has started, grown and exited several successful businesses. In this episode, we cover several key topics including: Changing H...
Asset Management Insights: What Mike Taravella’s Learning Overseeing $150M AUM | REM #113
January 20, 2022 14:00 - 35 minutes - 81.1 MBWe interviewed Mike Taravella. Mike, a CPA, graduated from Michigan State University in 2014 with a Masters of Science in Accounting. He has worked 5 years professionally in accounting. He started at Ernst & Young in public accounting and then transitioned into Detroit’s startup community at Rock Ventures. He began his real estate investing career in 2016 by owning and self-managing investments in Michigan. He also took an interest in real estate development before joining Rand Partners in 2...
Buying Buildings: How Mark Davenport Bought a 12 Story Building | REM #112
January 19, 2022 14:00 - 37 minutes - 85.8 MBWe interviewed Mark Davenport. Mark came into real estate mostly by chance. In his early twenties he worked as a musician before he transitioned into construction and property management. He learned construction by renovating his single family house and the various investment properties Phoebe and he have renovated/managed along the way. Mark now focuses on strategic direction, investor relationships and networking. He loves a good cigar (or any cigar, frankly!), music and a good read. In ...
Property Management Lessons: How to Vet Property Managers with Kyle Jones | REM #111
January 18, 2022 14:00 - 38 minutes - 88.9 MBWe interviewed Kyle Jones, is a co-founder and Key Principal of TruePoint Capital, LLC. Kyle is responsible for the company’s strategic planning, investment decisions, asset management, and overseeing all aspects of the company’s financial activities, operations, and investor relations. In this episode, we cover several key topics including: Why Kyle Moved Into Larger Properties How He Found His First Multifamily Deal on Loopnet How He Vets Property Management Companies And More… Conn...
Real Estate Do’s and Don’ts: How to Avoid These Mistakes with RE Attorney Jeffrey Love | REM #110
January 17, 2022 14:00 - 32 minutes - 73.5 MBWe interviewed Jeffrey Love, a partner at Gibbs Giden attorney at law. His practice encompasses all facets of real estate transactions, including drafting and negotiating purchase, sale, syndication, and financing transactions in connection with commercial, industrial, and residential assets. He also regularly drafts and negotiates office, retail, and industrial leases for regional landlords and tenants throughout the West Coast. In this episode, we cover several key topics including: The ...
$60 Million Assets Under Management: Insights From Seasoned Investor Liz Faircloth | REM #109
January 14, 2022 14:00 - 54 minutes - 124 MBWe interviewed Liz Faircloth. Liz co-founded the DeRosa Group in 2005 with her husband, Matt. The DeRosa Group, based in Trenton, NJ, is an owner of commercial and residential property with a mission to “transform lives through real estate." DeRosa controls 60 million dollars of residential and commercial assets throughout the east coast. Liz is the co-founder of The Real Estate InvestHER® community, a platform to empower women to live a financially free and balanced life on their own terms ...
Secrets of Raising Money: Tips from Capital Raising Expert Josh Cantwell | REM #108
January 13, 2022 14:00 - 51 minutes - 118 MBWe interviewed Josh Cantwell. Josh manages over $40M in private money, which is deployed into multifamily real estate and apartments. He has been involved in 1,000+ wholesale, rehab, rental, foreclosure, and apartment transactions, and currently holds a portfolio of over 3,000+ cash-flowing apartments. He is the founder and CEO of a variety of successful businesses including Freeland Ventures and Strategic Real Estate Coach. He founded Strategic Real Estate Coach in 2007 and has taught thous...
Social Media: How Jonathan Barr Raised Capital From Twitter | REM #107
January 12, 2022 14:00 - 33 minutes - 76.8 MBWe interviewed Jonathan Barr. Jonathan cofounded JB2 Investments alongside his brother Jeffrey. Real estate is in their blood, as they grew up in a real estate family. Together they have two decades worth of experience investing in all types of real estate. Jonathan and Jeff have been involved in 400+ flips during that time period. In this episode, we cover several key topics including: How to Understand a Market Before You Invest There How He Reduced Expenses on a 71 unit Apartment Deal...
Understanding Markets: What Makes a Good Investment Market with John Casmon | REM #106
January 11, 2022 14:00 - 49 minutes - 114 MBWe interviewed John Casmon. John launched Casmon Capital Group to help busy professionals invest in real estate without taking on a second job. They’ve helped families invest close to $90M in multifamily apartments to create passive income, reduce their tax obligation, and foster generational wealth. John hosts the Target Market Insights podcast. In addition, he is the co-founder of the Midwest Real Estate Networking Summit. As a former marketing executive, John oversaw marketing campaigns f...
The 4 T’s: What It Takes to Succeed in Real Estate with Eric Upchurch | REM #105
January 10, 2022 14:00 - 45 minutes - 104 MBWe interviewed Eric Upchurch, an Army Special Operations veteran who grew up in Central Iowa, where learned at an early age that if you want something, you need to work for it. Following an opportunity, he relocated to California with a friend immediately after high school, attended culinary school, junior college and ultimately transferred to UC Santa Barbara where he met his wife. After graduating, Eric joined the Army where he served for six years in Savannah, GA. As part of the Active Du...
Investing in Your 20s: How DJ Hume Build a $12.8M Real Estate Portfolio By 29 | REM #104
January 07, 2022 14:00 - 36 minutes - 84.1 MBWe interviewed DJ Hume, a seven year veteran to the real estate business with over $10 million assets under management. A humble start working in the medical field with start-ups and emerging tech companies, he was relied upon for business development and strategies. DJ has taken that business knowledge to build Prosper Capital and has become a preferred borrower with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Life Insurance Co, and one of the fastest-growing privately held real estate companies in the midwes...
Net Lease Investing: The Ins and Outs of This Investment Vehicle with Dan Lewkowicz | REM #103
January 06, 2022 14:00 - 33 minutes - 76.3 MBWe interviewed Dan Lewkowicz, is a seasoned real estate veteran with over 15 years of experience in many facets of the real estate industry. Starting his career “house hacking” he quickly moved on to flip houses in and around metro Detroit and eventually created a company called Renaissance Real Estate Ventures which specializes in the acquisition, financing, renovation, and resale of single-family residential properties in the booming city of Detroit, Michigan. Before joining Encore Real Es...
Sales to Apartments: What it Took for Brian Wagers to Scale His Multifamily Portfolio | REM #102
January 05, 2022 14:00 - 35 minutes - 81.2 MBWe interviewed Brian Wagers, the founder of Wagers Capital, has played an active role in the acquisition and management of over 447 units in his home state of Arkansas and a passive role in 125 units in Texas. He has founded WagersCapital to help other busy professionals and entrepreneurs take advantage of the benefits of investing in apartment buildings passively. In this episode, we cover several key topics including: Lessons Learned From His First 12 Unit Deal How He Bought Two Proper...
Lessons From 2008: How Anna Kelley Started With No Money and Built a $160M Portfolio | REM #101
January 04, 2022 14:00 - 45 minutes - 105 MBWe interviewed Anna Kelley, is the founder of Greater Purpose Capital, a multifamily investment firm. She is 4 X Amazon #1 Best Selling Author & Real Estate Coach. Anna has been investing in real estate for over 20 years. Anna is a mother of four and has built a $60 million real estate portfolio which allowed her to retire. In this episode, we cover several key topics including: What Her High Networth Clients Taught Her Lessons Learned from the 2008 Crash How She Got Creative When She Co...
Daily Habits: What Successful Real Estate Investors Do to Win Everyday with Megan Stafford | REM #100
January 03, 2022 14:00 - 36 minutes - 83.6 MBWe interviewed Megan Stafford. Megan Stafford started her real estate journey with just under $4,000 by buying her first duplex with an FHA 203k loan at age 27. She didn’t grow up with generational wealth, just a small town kid living with her Mom and great grandmother in a town called Sherrill, Arkansas (small town meaning a population 126 at the time). She has since managed a portfolio of over $150 million in the San Francisco Bay Area and is now doing SFR flips in Arkansas while living in...
Daily Habits: What Successful Real Estate Investors Do to Win Everyday with Meghan Stafford | REM #100
January 03, 2022 14:00 - 36 minutes - 83.6 MBWe interviewed Megan Stafford. Megan Stafford started her real estate journey with just under $4,000 by buying her first duplex with an FHA 203k loan at age 27. She didn’t grow up with generational wealth, just a small town kid living with her Mom and great grandmother in a town called Sherrill, Arkansas (small town meaning a population 126 at the time). She has since managed a portfolio of over $150 million in the San Francisco Bay Area and is now doing SFR flips in Arkansas while living in...
Choose the Best Investment: Former Financial Advisor Turned Real Estate Investor Chris Miles | REM #99
December 31, 2021 14:00 - 40 minutes - 93.2 MBWe interviewed Chris Miles, the Cash Flow Expert and Anti-Financial Advisor, is a leading authority teaching entrepreneurs and professionals how to get their money working for them TODAY! He’s an author, podcast host of the Chris Miles Money Show, has been featured in US News, CNN Money, Entrepreneur on Fire, Bigger Pockets, and has a proven reputation with his company, Money Ripples, getting his clients fast financial results. In fact, his personal clients have increased their cash flow by ...
Moving for Multifamily: Why Daisy Serrano Moved From California to Texas to Pursue Apartment Syndication | REM #98
December 30, 2021 14:00 - 50 minutes - 115 MBWe interviewed Daisy Serrano, a Managing Partner for Make It Rain Capital, a private equity multifamily investment firm focused on acquiring apartment properties. Daisy is a general partner in 42 units and limited partner in 445 units across two assets in Central Texas (totaling $40MM in value). With over 10 years of experience in international education and management, she has worked with clients from over 25 countries and managed international government scholarship accounts totaling mor...
Marrying People with Opportunity: The Ins and Outs of Commercial Real Estate Funds with Mike Zlotnik | REM #97
December 29, 2021 14:00 - 40 minutes - 93 MBWe interviewed Mike Zlotnik. Mike Zlotnik has been a debt and equity investor in real estate since 2000. He started his career and had spent nearly 15 years in the information technology field managing Risk, Business Intelligence and the Quality of complex systems, software and processes. While building a successful career in IT, Mike’s passion has always been real estate investing because of its predictability of outcome and well understood risks. In 2009, Mike joined Tempo Funding, LLC ...
Hands-Off Investing: Why and How Travis Watts Invests in Multifamily RE Passively | REM #96
December 28, 2021 14:00 - 43 minutes - 99.2 MBWe interviewed Travis Watts, a full-time passive investor. He has been investing in real estate since 2009 in multi-family, single-family and vacation rentals. Travis is also the Director of Investor Relations at Ashcroft Capital. He dedicates his time to educating others who are looking to be more "hand's off" in real estate. In this episode, we cover several key topics including: How He Does Due Diligence On a Sponsor Before Investing With Them Identifying Your Own Investment Criteria A...
Office vs Multifamily: How Anthony Scandariato Left Officed Industry and Built a Multifamily Portfolio | REM #96
December 27, 2021 14:00 - 37 minutes - 86 MBWe interviewed Anthony Scandariato. Prior to forming Red Knight Properties, Anthony who graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Economics and Management, was a Co-Founder in Ridgeview Partners. He specialized in the retail space with a vertical model that provided flexibility to serve multiple customer segments with similar product lines through retail, wholesale, and production contracting channels. He Acquired and developed growth of 110+ retailers within firs...